<p>The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board on Thursday announced results of Class X (SSLC) supplementary examinations held in June 2017. The results will be displayed at the respective schools around 12 noon on Friday.<br /><br />“Overall performance has been pretty good as the pass percentage has gone up to 50.81 % from 26.07 % last year,” Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait told reporters.<br /><br />Girls’ overall pass percentage is 55.88 %, while that of boys was 47.90 %, he said.<br /><br />The government has extended the date for admissions to various streams in PUC for those who have cleared the supplementary examinations.<br /><br />“Admission will be open for those who have cleared supplementary exams till July 31 without fine. However, for those who cleared the Class X exams in April, the admissions are open till July 31 with fine,” Sait said.<br /><br />According to the minister, the improved performance of students in the Class X examinations this year, including five students scoring 625 marks out of 625 marks, was due to the early announcement of examination dates.<br /><br />“We announced the examination dates in December 2016 which ensured seriousness among students, teachers and parents. Moreover, the department avoided mistakes in question papers. These measures paid off," he said.<br /><br />Regarding schools registering zero pass percentage, the minister said the government had already slapped notices on such schools seeking explanation.<br /><br />“The government has withdrawn increment to teachers in government schools. We have issued notices to private schools to ascertain if infrastructure-related issues resulted in zero pass percentage,” he said.<br /></p>
<p>The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board on Thursday announced results of Class X (SSLC) supplementary examinations held in June 2017. The results will be displayed at the respective schools around 12 noon on Friday.<br /><br />“Overall performance has been pretty good as the pass percentage has gone up to 50.81 % from 26.07 % last year,” Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait told reporters.<br /><br />Girls’ overall pass percentage is 55.88 %, while that of boys was 47.90 %, he said.<br /><br />The government has extended the date for admissions to various streams in PUC for those who have cleared the supplementary examinations.<br /><br />“Admission will be open for those who have cleared supplementary exams till July 31 without fine. However, for those who cleared the Class X exams in April, the admissions are open till July 31 with fine,” Sait said.<br /><br />According to the minister, the improved performance of students in the Class X examinations this year, including five students scoring 625 marks out of 625 marks, was due to the early announcement of examination dates.<br /><br />“We announced the examination dates in December 2016 which ensured seriousness among students, teachers and parents. Moreover, the department avoided mistakes in question papers. These measures paid off," he said.<br /><br />Regarding schools registering zero pass percentage, the minister said the government had already slapped notices on such schools seeking explanation.<br /><br />“The government has withdrawn increment to teachers in government schools. We have issued notices to private schools to ascertain if infrastructure-related issues resulted in zero pass percentage,” he said.<br /></p>
